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COVID-19: Those With This Blood Type Have Higher Chance Of Contracting Virus, Study Shows COVID-19: Those With This Blood Type Have Higher Chance Of Contracting Virus, Study Shows
Covid-19: Those With This Blood Type Have Higher Chance Of Contracting Virus, Study Shows Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: New Studies Shed More Light On Impact Of Blood Type On Virus Those who have one blood type are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19, and those in another are at a lower risk, a study has shown. The four blood types are A, B, AB and O. The findings by a team of European scientists were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Blood Type O had the lowest frequency of disease positivity and Blood Type A the highest, the study revealed. A total of 1,980 patients described as having "severe" respiratory disease in seven Italian …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy
Scientists Continue Hunt For Improved Diagnosis And Treatment Of Epilepsy PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The first known reports of epilepsy, which is characterized by seizures due to intense electrical activity in the brain, appeared in Assyrian writings around 2000 B.C. Ancient Greek medical texts reference the first neurosurgical procedure as being performed to quiet brain seizures. Mythological tales of demonic possession and lycanthropy – people convulsing into werewolves in the full moon’s light – are partially rooted in what was then a lack of understanding of brain disorders like schizophrenia and epilepsy. Epilepsy often leaves its victims in convulsions, foamin…

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